OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in device.token.rotate that allows callers with operator.pairing scope to mint tokens with broader scopes by failing to constrain newly minted scopes to the caller's current scope set. Attackers can obtain operator.admin tokens for paired devices and achieve remote code execution on connected nodes via system.run or gain unauthorized gateway-admin access.
CVE-2026-32922
Score 9.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-03-29. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.9; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.9
- EG Score
- 9.9(medium)
- EPSS
- 41.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 29, 2026
Last Modified
June 23, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 11, 2026OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unvalidated-scope-in-device-token-rotatePairing-scoped device tokens could mint `operator.admin` and reach node RCE · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4jpw-hj22-2xmcWeakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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